Bucks Food Calendar: April 26, 2013

Hey. Did ya notice? Spring is here.

And, wow, is there a lot going on this week, especially this weekend. Looks like the weather will be nice too – sunny and 70°.

This weekend is a biggie. A-Day, the annual agricultural fair put on by students at Delaware Valley College begins today and continues through the weekend. See their website for a full schedule. A great activity for the kids.

Shad Fest 2013 takes place in Lambertville Saturday and Sunday. Lots of fun food vendors and crafts, and shad delicacies.

Farmers Markets. The Ottsville Farmers Market at Linden Hill Gardens begins their season this afternoon at 4 pm and goes until 8 pm. If you haven’t been to this great market, do yourself a favor and put it on your calendar. Great food and vendors, and always something new going on each week. The Doylestown Farmers Market opened last Saturday morning for the season and the Wrightstown Farmers Market will have one more “mini-market” on Saturday. They will begin their regular season next Saturday, May 4.

Beer fans? McCoole’s in Quakertown is holding their bi-annual Beer Festival this Saturday from 12 – 9 pm. Also, looking ahead, Saturday, May 11 is the 3rd Annual Washington Crossing Brewfest. Tickets are available here.

Or do you prefer wine? Old York Cellars in Ringoes, NJ is celebrating the season with a Vine to Wine Spring Festival all weekend including live music, arts and crafts vendors, food and treats, kids activities, hey rides, bee tours, and, of course, wine. Shady Brook Farm in Yardley and (next Friday) The Market at Del Val begin their Friday evening Wine Concert Series that goes all summer long. Music and local wine, and a great way to wind down on Fridays.

Local food. Check out Local Live 2013 at Puck in Doylestown. The Doylestown Food Co-op is holding this party full of local music, kids’ activities and locally-sourced food prepared by chef Michael Kanter. Proceeds benefit the Doylestown Food Co-op which is working to open a bricks-and-mortar store, selling locally grown and produced food. For more information on membership, click here.

Community meals. So much this weekend! I’ll put in a plug for my local firehouse in Wycombe, the Lingohocken Fire Company, which is hosting their annual Pancake Breakfast this Sunday from 8 am to 1 pm and celebrating their 100th anniversary this year. Yours truly will be waiting on tables too. Wycombe is just 1 mile down Township Line Road from the intersection on Route 413 where the Pineville Tavern sits. Haycock Fire Company is also having a breakfast this Sunday. On Saturday, the Upper Black Eddy Fire Company is putting on a Pennsylvania Dutch Dinner and next week, on Thursday, the Solebury United Methodist Church will be serving up their annual Ham Supper.

Chickens. Ever thought about raising a few chickens in your backyard? (I bet you didn’t know that it’s legal to do that in Doylestown Borough). The Bucks County Foodshed Alliance is presenting the program Raising Chickens in Your Backyard at the Bryn Gweled Homestead Community Center in Southhampton, Wednesday at 6:30 pm. Visit some homes in this intentional community where residents are raising birds and then attend a question and answer session at their community center. For more information, go to the BCFA website.

For more details on any of these events, please go to our full calendar, Food Events in Bucks County. Have a lovely Spring weekend. Follow Bucks County Taste also on Facebook and Twitter.

Friday, April 26:

• A-Day – Delaware Valley College, 700 E Butler Ave Doylestown, PA [12 – 5 pm]
• Stockton Market – 19 Bridge St., Stockton, NJ [3 – 7 pm]
• Ottsville Farmers’ Market – Linden Hill Gardens, 8230 Easton Rd., Ottsville, PA [4 – 8 pm]
• Beer Tasting, Phillips’ Fine Wines, 17 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [4 – 8 pm]
• Music & Merlot – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [5 -8 pm]
• Friday Freestyle Flights of Wine – The Washington House, 136 N. Main Street , Sellersville, PA [5 – 10 pm]
• Lumberville General Store Supper Club – Lumberville General Store, 3741 River Road, Lumberville, PA [6 – 9 pm]
• Wine Concert Series – Shady Brook Farm, 931 Stony Hill Rd, Yardley, PA [6 – 9 pm]

Saturday, April 27:

• Doylestown Farmers’ Market – W. State & Hamilton St., Doylestown, PA [7 am – 12 pm]
• Earth Day at the Farm! – Snipes Farm, 890 West Bridge Street, Morrisville, PA [9 am – 12 pm]
• Stangl Factory Farmers’ Market – Stangl Factory, 12 Mine Street, Flemington, NJ [9 am – 2 pm]
• Stockton Market, 19 Bridge St, Stockton, NJ [9:00 am – 4 pm]
• A-Day – Delaware Valley College, 700 E Butler Ave Doylestown, PA [9 am – 5 pm]
• Wrightstown Winter Farmers’ Market – Wrightstown Twp. Municipal Bldg (parking lot), 2203 2nd Street Pike, Wrightstown, PA [10 – 11 am]
• Spring Brunch II – Kitchen Garden Cooking School, 527 Center Hill Road, Upper Black Eddy, PA [10 am – 1:30 pm]
• Vine to Wine Spring Festival – Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes, NJ [12 – 5 pm]
• Wine Tasting – Phillips’ Fine Wines, 17 Bridge Street, Stockton, NJ [12 – 6 pm]
• McCoole’s Beer Festival – McCoole’s, 4 S. Main Street (Main & Broad Streets), Quakertown, PA [12 – 9 pm]
• Shad Festival 2013 – Lambertville, NJ [12:30 – 5:30 pm]
• Cupcakes & Cocktails – Chaddsford Winery Tasting Room, Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA [1 – 5 pm]
• Pennsylvania Dutch Dinner – Upper Black Eddy Fire Co, 1716 Firehouse Lane, Upper Black Eddy, PA [3 – 7 pm]
• Beer Tasting – New Hope Beverage, 6542-K1 Lower York Rd (Logan Square), New Hope, PA [3 – 7 pm]
• Music & Merlot – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [5 – 8 pm]
• Lumberville General Store Supper Club – Lumberville General Store, 3741 River Road, Lumberville, PA [6 – 9 pm]
• 18th Annual Chocolate Lovers’ Fantasy – Tyler Hall, Bucks County Community College, Swamp Road, Newtown, PA [6 – 9 pm]

Sunday, April 28:

• Firehouse Breakfast – Haycock Fire Company, 850 Old Bethlehem Road, Quakertown, PA [8 am – 12 pm]
• Pancake Breakfast – Lingohocken Fire Company, Mill Creek Rd. & Washington Ave, Wycombe, Pa [8 am – 1 pm]
• A-Day – Delaware Valley College, 700 E Butler Ave Doylestown, PA [9 am – 5 pm]
• Stockton Market – 19 Bridge St., Stockton, NJ [10 am – 4 pm]
• Vine to Wine Spring Festival – Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes, NJ [12 – 5 pm]
• Shad Festival 2013 – Lambertville, NJ [12:30 – 5:30 pm]
• Local Live 2013 – Puck, 1 Printers Alley, Doylestown, PA [2 – 5 pm]
• Jazzy Sundays – Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Rd., Pennington, NJ [2 – 5 pm]

Monday, April 29:

• Burger Night – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
• Monday Wine Special plus Surf & Turf – Yardley Inn, 82 E. Afton Ave., Yardley, PA [5:30 – 10 pm]
• Half Price Burgers Night – Continental Tavern, 2 North Main Street Yardley, PA [6 – 10 pm]

Tuesday, April 30:

• Cheesesteak Night – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
• Wings and Yuengs – Jamison Grill, 2600 York Road Jamison, PA [5 – 9 pm]
• Food, Wine, Beer & Spirits Tastings – Old Bethlehem Road Hotel, 243 Old Bethlehem Road, Quakertown, PA [6 – 9 pm]
• Sushi Night in the Wine Cellar – The Inn at Lambertville Station, 11 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ [6 – 10 pm]

Wednesday, May 1:

• Specialty Keg Tappings – Isaac Newton’s, 18 South State Street, Newtown, PA [12 – 9 pm]
• Wings & Yuengs – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
• Kids Eat Free Night – Jamison Grill, 2600 York Road Jamison, PA [5 – 9 pm]
• Burger Night – Jamison Grill, 2600 York Road Jamison, PA [5 – 9 pm]
• Schnitzel Night – United German Hungarians Club, 4666 Bristol Rd, Bensalem, PA [5:30 – 7:30 pm]
• Supper Club – The Raven, 385 W. Bridge St, New Hope, PA [6 – 10 pm]
• Raising Chickens in Your Backyard – Bryn Gweled Homestead Community Center, 1805 Meadow Road, Southhampton, PA [6:30 – 9 pm]

Thursday, May 2:

• Family-style Ham Supper – Solebury United Methodist Church, 2536 Aquetong Rd., New Hope, PA [4 – 7 pm]
• Community Hero Night – Wycombe Publick House, 1073 Mill Creek Road, Wycombe, PA [4 – 10 pm]
• Mexican Night – Jamison Grill, 2600 York Road Jamison, PA [5 – 9 pm]
• Emilia-Romagna – Casa Casale, #1 and #2 Peddler’s Village, Lahaska, PA [6:30 – 9 pm]

For more details on any of these events, please go to our full calendar, Food Events in Bucks County. Follow Bucks County Taste also on Facebook and Twitter.